Economic update | Calls to increase Oman’s tax base
Articles & Analysis | Logistical expansion: Investments aim to link regions by land and foreign markets by sea from The Report: Oman 2014
Industrial zones, port developments, railways and fisheries projects are but a few examples of how investments are transforming Oman’s outlying regions. Such projects involve both public and private sectors, and many are large-scale. Big developments outside Muscat, which make up the largest chunk of investments, both domestic and foreign, are...
Articles & Analysis | Facts for visitors: Helpful information for business and leisure travellers from The Report: Oman 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Andre Toet and Jamal Aziz, Group CEO and Sohar Freezone CEO, Sohar Port and Freezone from The Report: Oman 2014
Given that container capacity at Sohar Port is set to double to 1.5m twenty-foot equivalent units, how can this attract more shipping lines?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Sayyid Faisal Al Said, Director-General of Marketing & Media, Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development from The Report: Oman 2014
How successful has Oman’s diversification policy been to date, and what more needs to be done to showcase the sultanate’s industrial sectors?
Articles & Analysis | Trading up: Both internal and external GCC imports and exports have increased considerably from The Report: Oman 2014
Boosting economic integration among the Gulf states has been a key component of the GCC since the organisation was established in late May 1981. Indeed, while the six countries that make up the GCC – namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE – have implemented joint projects in a wide variety of sectors, economic cooperation...